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Patented Sept. 25,A 1923.

GEORGE KOEBLER, 0F WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN.

' RAILWAY TIE.

Application ledvMa'y 24, 1923. Serial No. 641,184.

way Ties; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to'improvements in rail ties, and particularly to that type adapted for use in preventing the spreading of the rails upon a road bed.

The object of my invention is to provide a tie which is adapted to be used between the supporting elements of a track and to prevent the rails thereof from spreading.

A further object of my invention is to provide a tie constructed of several elements bolted together and the elements so formed that strain upon the bolts will be eliminated.

Another object of my invention is to provide a tie that can easily be removed from its engagement with the rails.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawingforming a part of this application and in which like reference characters are employed to designate corresponding parts throughoutV the several views thereof:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved tie showing the same positioned upon the rails of a track.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the same, and

Figure 3 is a detail view Aof one of they lower members. Referring to the drawing in detail, the numeral 1 designates a top member formed of suitable material such as iron, wood or the like, the same adapted to be positioned between the two rails of a track and between the transverse supporting elements thereof.

, As disclosed in the drawings, the member 1 is provided with a central cut-out portion 2 andsmaller L-shaped cut-out portions 3 positioned adjacent the ends of the member 1.

The member 1 has detachably bolted thereto on its under portion by bolts 4, the openings for which pass through Vthe cut-outs above referred to, a pair of oppositely extending members '5 and 6, the eXtreme end portion ofreach being providedwith an upward projection 7 adapted to engage Vthe outer side of'a rail,.and an undercut yportion 8 to receive therein ther base of the rail 9. 30

rllhe adjacent end portions ofthe members 5 and 6 are each provided vwith aprojection 10, l

each of which is adapted toftit within thecenl tral cut-out portion 2 and be Vsecured thereto,

by the bolts 4. The intermediate portionjof v each member 5 and 6 is further providedv with an L-shaped projection lli which is v adapted to be received .within the cut-out portions 3 formed in the member 1, and

bolted thereto by the bolts 12 which pass -70 v through suitable openings formed in the members 5 and 6. n l

As disclosed in the drawing, the end portions of the member l are of a thickness somewhat less than the height of the rail web, thus permitting the same .to fall under the ball thereof. Furthermore, it will be noted that the under portion of each end of the member 1 is cut-out, as indicated at 13 to permit the base ofthe rail to fit there- 8.0 under,'and be supported upon the members 5 Yand 6,

In order to. permit the ready placement of the member l between two rails, I have rounded the diagonal corners of the same as metallic plate 15 whichis held thereto rby 90 the bolts 4.

, From the vforegoing description it will be fully apparent that a tie of this structure can be placed upon the rails in a very little time,

and in doing this the members 5 and 6 are 95 first put in place after which the member l is inserted between the rails, on the inner side, and swung around so as to engage the projection carried by the members 5 and 6 and receive thesame in the recesses 2V and 3 10Q i bers making up the tie that no strain whatv soever will fall upon thefbolts,thus making the tie as one complete member.` Y

From the foregoing, it is thought Vthat the construction, operation and many advantages of the herein described invention will be ap-` 1.10 'i parent to those skilled in the art, without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, and minor details o'f construction may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. A tie of the class described having a main member adapted to be placed between two rails, members secured to said main member and engaging the outer side oi said rails, and interlocking means carried by said main memberl and the second said members for holding the tie in place.

2. A tie having a main member and secondary memberssecured thereto and adapted to receive betweenl their opposite end 1liortions rails, and means made integral with said members for locking the tie in place.

3. A tie having a main member and secondary-members detachabiy secured thereto and i adapted to receive between their opposite end portions rails, and interlocking elements made integrai with sait members for locking said tie in place.

4. A tie having a'main member adapted to bc placed between tivo raiis, said member being provided; with cutout portions on its un-V der side, secondary members secured to said main member and abutting in one of said cutout portions, said Vsecondary members adapted to hold raiis at their end-portions in contact with said main member, interlocking means between the main and secondary members, and means for securely fastening the secondary members ,to ysaid main member," j

in testimony that I claim the foregoing have hereunto set my hand at Vaukesha, in the county of Vaulesha and State or' `Wis consin. v

GEORGE KOEBLER. 

